From gripping memoirs to detailed historical accounts, here is a list of the seven best books that offer a window into Afghanistan's rich tapestry of history, politics, and human experiences. 1.

Censorship, restricting education and devaluing books were never part of the Afghan tradition or culture. No country in world history has ever prospered when its rulers had suppressed knowledge ...

Since the return of the Taliban in 2021, Afghan women correspondents have documented the struggles and triumphs of their lives under the oppressive regime which strips them of even the most basic ...

Author Lucas Strazzeri recently released a new book, "Afghanistan, Fortress of Cannabis." With rare images, Strazzeri takes us on a journey through the history of cannabis, shining a light on the ...

It is a sweeping story of family, love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last 30 years. The second book is A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007).

However, some books have been removed from Herat libraries and Kabul bookstores, a bookseller told AFP, also asking for anonymity, including “The History of Jihadi Groups in Afghanistan” by ...

Sune Engel Rasmussen combines social history with rigorous reporting in “Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation.” Rasmussen, a native of Denmark who is based in ...

Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles -- Taliban authorities are working to remove "un-Islamic" and anti-government literature from ...

These two books by Western journalists (both of whom have contributed to The Economist), Andrew North and Sune Rasmussen, look superficially alike.Both writers covered Afghanistan for years. They ...

Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles -- Taliban authorities are working to remove "un-Islamic" ...

Today, thousands of books are imported each week alone from neighbouring Iran -- which shares the Persian language with Afghanistan -- through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat province.